WorldPingDrinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated At least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally bre…
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At least 33 illegal mining suspects found dead in Nigerian custody, and officials suspect disease
French police officer arrested over suspected far-right terror plot
Rare Aztec manuscript returns to Mexico on loan after nearly two centuries in France
US approves $414M uranium investment in Niger, two years after troops left
Almost 50 dead in Nigeria after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol
37 suspected illegal miners die in custody in central Nigeria
At least 33 illegal mining suspects found dead in Nigerian custody with officials blaming disease
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WorldPingNigerian authorities launched an investigation Thursday after 37 suspected illegal miners died in a civil defence detention facility in central Niger state, with conflicting accounts blaming either a disease outbreak or overcrowding and poor ventilation.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
65 detainees were packed into a poorly ventilated cell, suggesting the dead may have suffocated; bodies have been sent to a local hospital for “further medical examination to establish the actual cause of death"…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
Uranium project investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingA prized 16th-century manuscript chronicling the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire has gone on display in Mexico City, nearly two centuries after it was taken to France, as Mexico continues to press Paris for its permanent return.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingA French police officer who allegedly adheres to a 'violent radical far-right ideology' has been arrested on suspicion of plotting attacks against state interests and manufacturing 3D-printed weapons, sources told AFP Thursday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingAt least 33 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining have been found dead in Nigerian security custody…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
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